You feel that what is important is the story you have to tell.

You feel that all you have to do is tell your story and the story itself will carry you forward into something really exciting to read for others because you have excitement in the story you tell.

You feel that if you are an intelligent and talented writer that all you have to do is write your story and the writing craft will be there, sort of directly from your unconscious.


All the above points can stand in your way. They feel ‘right’ to you. They are not right because they are not in reality.

As a teenager you see people driving cars all over the place, and you probably think that you can just get in a car and drive it. Nothing is further from the truth. You have to learn how to drive a car under the supervision of an experienced driver, don’t you?

Same with writing.

So you have to learn your writing craft and we are here to help you because we love writing as well as reading. We want to make some money giving you the information you need to write well and get published.

We are being realistic. So should you.

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